Iceland

Population: 277,906 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Icelandic

Background: Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland...

Currency: Icelandic Krona (ISK, ISK (110.01 = US$1))

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